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DOLL

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Material Type
Artifact
Materials
CEDAR, TAFFETA, LACE, COTTON, LEATHER, WOOL, GILT METAL
Catalogue Number
P19738179000
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Material Type
Artifact
Date
1890
Materials
CEDAR, TAFFETA, LACE, COTTON, LEATHER, WOOL, GILT METAL
No. Pieces
7
Height
81.3
Description
SIZE: 2.1 DOLL - HAND-CARVED HEAD & SHOULDERS, FIGURE, HANDS, FEET. BODY, LEGS & ARMS ARE MADE OF STUFFED COTTON. WOODEN PARTS PAINTED IN FLESH TONES. BROWN EYES WITH LASHES MISSING. ORIGINAL HAIR WAS LIGHT BROWN HUMAN HAIR NOW COVERED WITH BLOND IMITATION HAIR WIG. 2 FINGERS BROKEN OFF EACH HAND. .2 BONNET - BLUE TAFFETA TRIMMED WITH BLACK VELVET TIE & WHITE LACE. .3 BLUE TAFFETA DRESS - TRIMMED WITH BLACK VELVET TIES AND WHITE LACE. LABEL "HAND MADE BY DOROTHY HOLTON". 19TH CENTURY STYLE. .4 HALF-SLIP. WHITE COTTON TRIMMED WITH LACE AND NET.
Subjects
TOY
Historical Association
LEISURE
History
ORIGINATED IN MANITOBA. APPROXIMATELY 83 YEARS OLD, CARVED BY FLORENCE NEELANDS, (MRS. YOUNG'S MOTHER) AT 17 YEARS OF AGE.
Catalogue Number
P19738179000
Acquisition Date
1973-02
Collection
Museum
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